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in April, and it is possible that the true increase in Woolwich
may actually be greater owing to the fact that certain residents
would be absent on holiday. Detailed figures for the various
Wards and Parishes of the Borough are not yet available, but
should be available by the time the next Annual Report is
ready to be published.
The estimated population for the different parishes of the
Borough is as follows (non-civilians are excluded):—
Parish Estimated population.
Woolwich 31,267
West Plumstead 40,098
East Plumstead 36,680
Eltham 28,262
136,307
The above figures are those which have been used throughout
the report for calculating the rates in the Borough and in
different parishes.
During the preceding five years the population of the
Borough was estimated by the Registrar-General as follows:—
Year. For the death-rate. For the birth-rate.
1916 130,313 141,783
1917 131,942 147,078
1918 134,453 150,650
1919 136,237 141,918
1920 141,666 147,827
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE DISTRICT.
Tables showing the occupations of the inhabitants of the
Borough, both at the time of the Census, 1911, and during
the period of National Registration, were set out in detail in
the Annual Report for 1920.